Ice fishing in Region 8 Okanagan

Fishing region 8 (Okanagan) covers 0 wildlife management units. The 2025-2027 synopsis lists 110 waters here with rules of their own. 16 of them are closed to ice fishing and 7 carry a thin-ice warning because they are aerated. Every other lake follows the regional quotas below.

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Region 8 daily quotas

From the Regional Regulations page of the 2025-2027 synopsis. They apply to every water in the region unless the water's own entry says otherwise; possession quotas are two daily quotas unless stated.

Trout/char: 5, but not more than 1 over 50 cm and 4 from streams (only 2 over 30 cm). You may also keep 20 brook trout from streams. Release bull trout (Dolly Varden) from streams.
Bass: 0 quota, closed to fishing (see tables for exceptions)
Burbot: 2
Crappie: 20
Crayfish: 25
Kokanee: 5 (none from streams)
Walleye: 8
Whitefish: 15 (all species combined)
Yellow perch: 0 quota, closed to fishing (see tables for exceptions)

Regional notes for winter

Garnet Lake is closed to all angling after an illegal introduction of largemouth bass.
The 2025-2027 synopsis opened Vinson Lake to ice fishing.

On the ice anywhere in BC

Ice fish with one line and one lure, artificial fly or other terminal attractor.
You are legally responsible for warning other people of your ice hole.
Remove your ice hut before ice breakup.
Set lines (an unattended line) are only allowed in the lakes of Region 6 and Region 7A: one line, one hook with a gap of at least 3 cm, marked with your name, address and phone number. Any game fish other than burbot caught on one must be released.
Your basic licence runs for the licence year, April 1 to March 31, so a licence bought last spring expires before the end of the ice season.

Aerated lakes: dangerous thin ice

The synopsis warns of thin ice and open water from aeration on these lakes. Aerators run all winter; the ice around them never firms up.

Burnell (Sawmill) Lake · MU 8-1 · no ice fishing
Chain Lake · MU 8-6 · no ice fishing
Gardom Lake · MU 8-26
Garnet Lake · MU 8-8
Kidd Lake · MU 8-6 · no ice fishing
Martin Lake · MU 8-6
Yellow Lake · MU 8-2

Waters closed to ice fishing (16)

"No Ice Fishing" in the water's own entry. Most are trophy or fly-fishing lakes managed for open-water angling.

Burnell (Sawmill) Lake · 8-1

Butler Lake (east of Allison Lake) (east of Allison Lake) · 8-6

Chain Lake · 8-6

Chapman Lake · 8-8

Eastmere Lake · 8-8

Five O’Clock Lake (approx. 800 m southeast of Cup Lake) (approx. 800 m southeast of Cup Lake) · 8-14

Idleback Lake · 8-12

Kidd Lake · 8-6

Kump (Lost) Lake · 8-5

Larry Lake (unnamed lake located about 400 m west of Thalia Lake) (unnamed lake located about 400 m west of...) · 8-5

Loch Drinkie · 8-11

Loon Lake · 8-10

Meadow Lake · 8-10

South Lake · 8-10

Square Lake · 8-21

Wood Lake · 8-22

Other waters with winter rules

Entries with a rule that mentions the ice or a date between December and March.

Christina Lake: No Fishing north of a line between Bald and Knob Points, Mar 1-May 31
Mabel Lake: No Fishing south of a line between fishing boundary signs on the lakeshore approximately 800 m north of Shuswap River inlet, Jan 1-May 31
Shuswap River: No Fishing from Mara Lake upstream to Mara Bridge; Rainbow trout/char catch and release; exempt from spring closure from Mara Bridge upstream to Sugar Lake

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Source: BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027, Region 8 Okanagan (water-specific tables and regional regulations); management units: BC Geographic Warehouse (OGL-BC). The synopsis is a summary, not the regulation, and in-season changes on gov.bc.ca/FishingRegulations override it. Lake names are linked where we could match them to a lake on our map by name and management unit. No regulation makes ice safe: check it yourself.